NO NO NO NO NO!! Don't use an air line to blow the brake dust off - it blows clouds of it into the air and you might end up breathing it in. Use brake cleaner to wash it off and put a tray or cloth down on your drive to protect it. Layers of newspaper are even better, you can throw them in the bin when finished and they've dried.

Don't use compressed air on dry dust from the brake. very bad for you. Use some brakecleaner first and wear a mask if you can, don't breathe it in!

A nice easy way to loosen a drum. You have two threaded holes in the drum opposite each other. If I remember right it’s a 10mm thread or 8mm. Get two pins around 35mm length and screw them into the holes this puts pressure onto the hub and your drum will come off easily. I keep my bolts safe in my tool box if I should ever need to use the pins again. Saves you trying to force the drum off with a screwdriver.

The two other holes in the drum are for screwing two bolts into the push the drum off. In the Haynes manual. If you had one..

Another good one! I didn't know it was that easy to do a check-up so now i will probably give it a try when i change to winter tires :)

Super job... just what the doctor ordered thankyou... couldn't find the minimum thickness anywhere on the web.

lol thnx mate. i was saying "let the handbrake go" but then ya saw

to remove the drum use 2 8 mm screws which screw onto the drum

The handbrake should work on both shoes at the same time. The shoe that is worn more is the 'leading' shoe. It wears faster because it does more work than the 'trailing' shoe when the car is moving forwards.

If like me you have difficulty getting the wheel off because it's corroded onto the hub, I used wd40 then a crow bar through the holes in the wheel onto the break drum to gently prise it off working gradually all the way round...guess I should carry a crowbar in the car just incase I get a puncture.

Don't tighten that screw so much! Apply Coppaslip to it. Bear in mind the wheel clamps the drum to the axle - that scew doesn't need to be tight.

thinks for the explications

Well done my friend 👍

the cylinder usually gets stuck check that it moves freely

Hey my rear brakes are binding (sticking), a short drive usually fixes it but in the morning i can hear them squeaking, do you think just cleaning them with some brake cleaner will help?

My friend refused to let me use his hummer to hit the drum, what now? :D

IS in the same condition with my aygo after 227 0000km

How do I adjust them up equally? Mine failed mot as unbalanced 🙈

I would take more notice if that f,,,King head banging music was turned off

Thanks. Big help.

Can I use brake cleaner inside to clean things up?

Good useful video but please lose the loud annoying music

usa 2 viti da M8

ok, so I hit the brake drum with a "Hummer" and now I have no car, it crumpled like a tin soda can

A waste of time video. Let's do a check on the car tyres next shall we. Oh look, the tires are black and are going round when I spin them. Duh! Now we'll check the horn...beeeep!

For gods sake man, please oh please, cut the ****** noise (or music). I need to be able to concentrate on the instructions; which I can't do with that row going-on continuously. Don't misunderstand me, it's great that you posted this (if it weren't for the noise on-top), and I thank you for that, but I'm giving up.